Frustration

Still working the $2/$4 NL 6-man FTP tables. Last night they were particularly LOOSE. Over 50% of players in each pot and after 500 hands I won only 2% pre-flop (i.e. nobody folding to raises). Two hands in particular drove a loss of about $2,000 and a lot of FRUSTRATION....

AA vs. 66
I limped UTG with AA knowing I'd be raised on this loose table. The button raised to $18 and both the SB and BB called. I re-raised to $60 and the button calls, fold, fold. Flop comes Q52 two-suited. I led out with a pot bet of $150 and got called. Turn was 6 and missed the flush. I checked and button bets the pot of $450. I pushed all-in for $1000 and he calls with 66, having hit his set on the turn. Unbelievable.

QQ vs. 99
This was an all-in for nearly $1000 and I wasn't feeling great until the SB turned over 99. He had pushed after my $54 re-raise, which seemed a bit hasty, so I correctly called his over-eager push. Again, I got smoked by the cards which came 954, making his set. Turn/river missed my over pair.

Combined, these two hands ruined a night that could have just as easily doubled my stacks rather than ending in disaster. Licking my wounds.